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Spine-tingling horror Oddity on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital in January

6 December 2024

Garnering praise galore on its premiere at South by Southwest Festival and following its recent bow on Shudder, Damian McCarthy’s unique, spine-tingling horror Oddity is now set for its physical and digital release in January thanks to Acorn Media International, to kick off your 2025 in terror.

Ths original film has been described as "Scary, mysterious, upsetting and effecting" by Nerdist, with Floating World commenting "The sense of unease McCarthy creates has no equal… his effective filmmaking – unnerving framing, sense of claustrophobia and timing really pays off."

We’re introduced to Dani (Carolyn Bracken  The Gone, The Quiet Girl), alone in a big, cold, dark house, that she and doctor husband Ted (Gwilym Lee – Bohemian Rhapsody, The Great) are renovating, while he’s working late at the local mental health hospital. A disturbed young man (Johnny French – Caveat) knocks on her door…  Dani is later found brutally murdered. With one of Ted’s patients as the main suspect, the case seems clear cut, but when he also turns up dead, a terrifying sense of fear and confusion starts to creep in and we soon realise than anything and everything is not what it seems.

One year later with the case all but closed… Dani’s blind twin sister Darcy, a self-proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to the house, where Ted now lives with new girlfriend Yana (Caroline Menton – All Creatures Great and SmallAltar Boy). Darcy is convinced she holds the key to her sister's murder and brings with her the most dangerous items from her cursed collection.  She is determined to prove who killed her sister whatever the cost and unleashes unimageable nightmarish vengeance.

Oddity Blu-ray cover art

Described by Total Film as "In a strong year for indie horror movies, this is one of the finest. And scariest," Oddity will be released on UK Blu-ray, DVD and Digital platforms by Acorn Media International on 6 January 2025 at the RRP of £19.99 for the Blu-ray, and £15.99 for the DVD.

BLU-RAY & DVD SPECIAL FEATURES WILL INCLUDE:

  • Behind-the-Scenes with Cast & Crew
  • Storyboard to Screen Featurette
  • Making of Wooden Mannequin Gallery